Smack the Pony

Smack the Pony: Taking The Reins; The Embarrassing Truth Behind The Female ... (1296 words)
by - written on 14/02/07 (Very useful, 572 readings)
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Taking a leaf out of the ancient theory of ‘door kept open’ for material, the largely credited, ‘Smack The Pony,’ did just that. Appealing to the most daring of new comedy writers, this brave sketch show embarked on a journey through the female psyche exposing her for all her foibles, faults and intimate thoughts. Reading through the long, endless list of material masterfuls, is a bit like running ones eyes down a school board of past Sports captains. With the idealists at the helm, ‘Smack The Pony,’ engaged the minds of the audience and endangered lives at Channel Four staff. Where as female comedy writers had stepped into the safe zone of placing humour on ...  Read the complete review

Flogging A Dead Horse? (820 words)
by - written on 03/07/02, changed on 03/07/02 (Very useful, 240 readings)
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The British comedy sketch-show is should usually be approached with caution. Ever since I was forced to watch the 'Russ Abbott Laughter Show' (which should have been banned under the Trades Description Act), I have usually hid behind the sofa when a new sketch show starts on TV, in the same way that I used to hide from Mr Snaffleofagus from 'Sesame Street' when he used to appear on screen. 'Smack The Pony' is one of the better examples of the sketch show to have appeared on TV during recent times. Despite sounding as if it's either something to get the RSPCA hot under the collar or something altogether more rude, 'Smack The ...  Read the complete review

Smack the Pony: Genuinely Clever Sketch Show! (291 words)
by - written on 04/02/02, changed on 04/02/02
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Smack The Pony has always been a personal favourite of mine for many reasons, its just so good. The Comediennes that write this series are very talented indeed and it shows in nearly every sketch they perform. The main focus is on womens issues, but this works both ways as it is funny to men as well. One very clever part of this show is that every time they have a song that is a pastiche of a pop song that has been in the charts, in the past few weeks it has been Shaggy and Wheatus being mocked. What is so innovative about this is that they come up with other lyrics for the songs and act this out in videos Shaggys latest song was turned into a song about dating a ...  Read the complete review

flogging a dead horse . . . . (304 words)
by - written on 23/05/01, changed on 23/05/01 (Useful, 47 readings)
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'Smack the Pony' is a bit like the title of this opinion, it is a bit like flogging a dead horse, pointless, hard work and not very funny at all. I must admit to not having watched the entire two series, ( I did try, but it was unbearably hard work), therefore I cannot say what the previous reviewers see in this tired programme. The format is awfully predictable, in that a series of characters, ( or similar sketches), revolve their dreary way into your view. Most of these are simply not funny, and those that are only mildly amusing at best, ( no wonder it is screened at the time it is, no-one dares put it anywhere near a peak-time). There is something ...  Read the complete review

Smack the Pony: I wish I liked it more (148 words)
by - written on 23/08/00, changed on 23/08/00 (Useful, 42 readings)
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This is one of those comedy programmes that I wanted to like a lot more that I actually did. They’ve got a great pedigree, the people who make it, appearing in The Day Today and I’m Alan Partridge amongst other things, but I don’t really find them funny, try as I might. Oddly, I do like their sense of humour, and I ‘d even go so far as to say that everyone in the programme seems pretty likeable, in so far as can be told. But I just wish I found it as funny as many others do. I think maybe the style of humour just doesn’t appeal to me, and perhaps that the sketches milk the punchlines for too long, wearing the joke a bit thin. You might be ...  Read the complete review